Teaching basic life support to school children using medical students and teachers in a 'peer-training' model-Results of the 'ABC for life' programme

Resuscitation

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Toner, P ^a   Connolly, M ^b   Laverty, L ^c   McGrath, P ^c   Connolly, D ^d   McCluskey, D R ^c  

^a CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic life support (BLS); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Education; Manikins; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL RETENTION; TEACHING; TELEVISION;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MANIKINS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34548250553     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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